Donetsk
The International Criminal Court prioritizes the investigation of torture of Ukrainians by Russians in detention centers. Ukraine emphasizes that this is a systemic policy of the Russian Federation, not isolated cases.
Since May 2023, Russia has not handed over a single captured Azov soldier. More than 900 Azov fighters remain in captivity, including 120 wounded in the attack in Olenivka.
Military counterintelligence has collected evidence against 5 Ukrainians who fought on the side of Russia and were captured in Donetsk region. They face life imprisonment for high treason and participation in illegal armed groups.
As a result of Russian attacks in the Donetsk region, 4 people were killed and 4 were wounded. The shelling took place in Toretsk, Hrodivka and Siversk, and damaged residential buildings.
The main version of the terrorist attack in the colony in Olenivka is the detonation of a thermobaric charge. The investigation has questioned more than 60 witnesses and continues to work with international partners to clarify the circumstances of the tragedy.
In the occupied Donetsk region, Russians and their collaborators are massively cutting down forests for sale abroad. The timber is being transported by rail and sea, while the region is drowning in almost 4 million tons of garbage.
The SBU has served a notice of suspicion to two collaborators suspected of involvement in the deaths of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Olenivka in July 2022. Yevsyukov and Neyolov are charged with ill-treatment of prisoners.
On the anniversary of the terrorist attack in Olenivka, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said that Russia will not escape punishment for the murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war. At least 50 Azovstal employees were killed in the explosion.
On July 28, Russian forces shelled 9 settlements in Donetsk region, injuring three civilians. Forty-eight civilian objects were damaged, including residential buildings, shops, and infrastructure.
A missile threat has been declared in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions due to the activity of enemy tactical aviation in the eastern direction. This was reported by the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Over the past day, 129 combat engagements were registered. The enemy launched 2 missile and 74 air strikes, making 4,883 attacks. Ukrainian forces repelled numerous attacks in different directions.
In the Donetsk region, enemy troops killed 5 civilians and wounded 15 over the past day. The casualties were recorded in Ivanivka, Kostyantynivka and Toretsk, excluding Mariupol and Volnovakha.
As a result of Russian air strikes on Kurakhove and Myrnohrad, 5 civilians were wounded, including an 11-year-old girl. The occupants used guided aerial bombs, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure.
Russian troops conducted 2753 strikes in Donetsk region using bombs and drones. Twenty-two residential buildings, an enterprise, administrative buildings, a shop, vehicles and gas pipelines were damaged, and there were injuries.
The enemy attacked energy facilities in Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovs'k regions. A mine in Donetsk Oblast was shelled, trapping 86 miners underground. The blackout schedules will be in effect from 17:00 to 23:00.
On July 26, three civilians were wounded in Donetsk region as a result of Russian shelling. Two were injured in Kostyantynivka and one in Toretsk, said Vadym Filashkin, head of the RMA.
President Zelenskyy meets with Defense Minister Umerov to discuss new defense packages for Ukraine. They discussed strengthening positions in the Pokrovske direction, where the main attacks by Russian troops are concentrated.
Occupants attacked the town of Ukrainsk in Donetsk region with a kamikaze UAV. Power lines and buildings of a coal mining enterprise were damaged, with no casualties.
More than 68,000 consumers lost power as a result of a nighttime attack by Russian UAVs. The power outage schedules have been reduced, but restrictions are still in place throughout the day in different regions of Ukraine.
At night, the occupants attacked Kostyantynivka with a guided bomb, wounding two residents. Over the last day, 2947 attacks were registered in Donetsk region, 33 civilian objects were damaged, two people were killed and four wounded.
More than a thousand comprehensive examinations were conducted on the facts of Russia's war crimes.
Over the last day, 147 combat engagements were registered, the most active in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy carried out 90 air strikes and fired over 4,900 times.
The Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Oleshchuk announced the successful repulsion of an air attack on the night of July 26, 2024.
On the evening of July 25, the Russian army struck Kramatorsk. The shelling of an industrial area resulted in a fire at an enterprise. Information about the victims and the type of weapon used is being clarified.
In Kyiv, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovs'k regions, five people were detained for selling trophy weapons and explosives to criminals. Machine guns, assault rifles, grenade launchers and other weapons were seized.
Over the past day, Russian troops fired 13 times at localities in Donetsk region. Dozens of buildings and infrastructure facilities were damaged, and 3 people were wounded.
In the last day, 149 combat engagements were registered. The most intense fighting was in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove sectors, where the enemy tried to break through the defense 32 times in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Kostiantynivka and Paraskoviivka.
The occupiers are actively building fortifications on the Mariupol-Donetsk highway and are trying to build a railroad from Rostov to Mariupol. The new railroad line should simplify Russian military logistics and reduce dependence on the Crimean bridge.
Law enforcers exposed a large-scale corruption scheme in the Ternopil Regional Military Commissariat. Officials earned up to $150,000 per month by evading military duty, taking bribes from $1,000 to $15,000 for various services.
Control of civilians, especially those without Russian passports, has been tightened in the occupied Kherson region.